[lug] OT: Bjarne Stroustrup comes clean on C++

[Collins Richey]

On 4/1/06, Lori Reed <lorireed at lightning-rose.com> wrote:
> Interview:
>
> http://artlung.com/smorgasborg/Invention_of_Cplusplus.shtml
>

Yeah, old stuff but good stuff. I've heard most of this story before
but never the complete interview.

I worked for a company that put together a major device-control
package for the 370 mainframe environment in C++ and actually released
it to the unsuspecting public. It was a superbly well designed (even
award winning) monstrosity consisting of mega modules, and it ran like
a dog. It only took a couple of skilled programmers about 3 months to
build a replacement in 370 Assembler based on the original design. The
replacement worked efficiently; this product is still in the field
today. The C++ program is still just an award winning
monstrosity/relic.

--
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.